https://sumibear.me/tags/great-sand-dunes/Recent content in Great Sand Dunes on Sumi BearHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 Sumi BearMon, 07 Sep 2026 21:00:00 -0600https://sumibear.me/posts/2026/just-a-few-shots/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 21:00:00 -0600https://sumibear.me/posts/2026/just-a-few-shots/<p>Great Sand Dunes was never really a decision.</p> <p>Once you have gone to Black Canyon, the dunes are just the next thing east. The map makes the choice and you go along with it.</p> <figure> <img class="my-0 rounded-md" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="auto" alt="A wide turquoise reservoir between pale banded cliffs under a sky full of broken cloud" width="2000" height="1500" src="https://sumibear.me/posts/2026/just-a-few-shots/images/blue-mesa-reservoir_hu_99452188a1cac524.webp" srcset="https://sumibear.me/posts/2026/just-a-few-shots/images/blue-mesa-reservoir_hu_99452188a1cac524.webp 800w,/posts/2026/just-a-few-shots/images/blue-mesa-reservoir_hu_3c357865343d25b8.webp 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 65vw" data-zoom-src="https://sumibear.me/posts/2026/just-a-few-shots/images/blue-mesa-reservoir.webp" /> <figcaption>Blue Mesa on the way out. Water, kept at a respectful distance.</figcaption> </figure> <p><figure><img class="my-0 rounded-md" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="auto" alt="Pokin and Nicholas in a selfie at a reservoir overlook with an interpretive sign behind them" width="2000" height="1500" src="https://sumibear.me/posts/2026/just-a-few-shots/images/blue-mesa-selfie_hu_4745e85085882c14.webp" srcset="https://sumibear.me/posts/2026/just-a-few-shots/images/blue-mesa-selfie_hu_4745e85085882c14.webp 800w, https://sumibear.me/posts/2026/just-a-few-shots/images/blue-mesa-selfie_hu_23cfd65a58beacb2.webp 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 65vw" data-zoom-src="https://sumibear.me/posts/2026/just-a-few-shots/images/blue-mesa-selfie.webp"></figure> </p>